Neil Gaiman's SANDMAN Podcast Series is Getting Two More Seasons

Neil Gaiman’s podcast series adaptation of his graphic novel The Sandman has been picked up for two more seasons by Audible. The first season launched in July 2020 and it’s since become Audible’s best-selling original to date.

The Sandman: Act II and The Sandman: Act III audio dramas will premiere exclusively on Audible. They will again be adapted and directed by Dirk Maggs and narrated by Gaiman, who also returns as creative director and co-executive producer.

The initial 20-episode installment of the podcast series adapted volumes 1-3 of the graphic novel series, “Preludes & Nocturnes”, “The Doll’s House” and “Dream Country”. Part two will cover the “Season of Mists,” “Distant Mirrors,” “A Game of You” and “Convergence” volumes of “The Sandman” series, and the third installment will adapt “Brief Lives” and “Worlds Ends.”

The first series had an awesome voice cast which included James McAvoy as Morpheus, Kat Dennings as Death, Taron Egerton as John Constantine, Michael Sheen as Lucifer, Riz Ahmed as the Corinthian, Andy Serkis as Matthew the Raven, Samantha Morton as Urania Blackwell, Bebe Neuwirth as the Siamese Cat, and Justin Vivian Bond as Desire. There’s no word on if the same cast will be returning.

Gaiman said in a statement:

“It was thrilling to be a part of the fastest-selling Audible fiction title and to watch it break records. I’m excited to discover what other surprises the genius Dirk Maggs has up his sleeve in the next volumes of Audible’s ‘The Sandman.' It’s like making movies for the ear that go straight to the brain. And soon it will be time to meet the whole family, then to go back to Hell once more, as Morpheus confronts Lucifer in ‘Season of Mists.'”

Maggs added:

“We have a big vision for the next two seasons and the stories in this next installment are among the best Neil has ever told.”

Rachel Ghiazza, EVP, head of U.S. content at Audible went on to say:

“Audible is proud to be a home for creative visionaries who are bringing extraordinarily immersive stories, like The Sandman, to life. We cannot wait for listeners to enter the Dreaming again and wanted to give fans even more to look forward to by greenlighting not just one season but the next two highly anticipated installments.”

Did you listen to the first season of The Sandman podcast series, and are you excited to hear that we are getting two more seasons?

Source: Variety